05/15/20 19:22:10 UTC50.125 MHz Helos in Uwharrie vic "291.9" "try them again and then we'll RTB" "head back to point 227, pick up (?gimlin?)" "it's a good thing out PAX brought parachutes, we'll just drop em off here and call it good" (??i dunno what that means??) "ascend to 100 feet" "14,16, are you gonna drop (?sticks?) 192,193 and go straight to 194?" "gonna go straight to 195". Associated w/ comms heard on 69.425FM and possibly 38.725FM as well. 5/14/2020 approx 1837+h -AJ

05/15/20 15:03:39 UTC50.125 MHz Helos in Uwharrie vic "291.9" "try them again and then we'll RTB" "head back to point 227, pick up (?gimlin?)" "it's a good thing out PAX brought parachutes, we'll just drop em off here and call it good" (??i dunno what that means??) "ascend to 100 feet" "14,16, are you gonna drop (?sticks?) 192,193 and go straight to 194?" "gonna go straight to 195". Associated w/ comms heard on 69.425FM and possibly 38.725FM as well. 5/14/2020 approx 1837+h -AJ

05/15/20 14:53:45 UTC69.425 MHz ARMY 20327 attempts to contact KVUJ twr (was closed) then on 69.425FM a report of no contact & someone should try UHF. This followed by "291.9" (KVUJ UHF) being called out on 50.125FM by a different party. Repeat of failed contact on VHF by female pilot (heard earlier on 69.425FM) IDing as ARMY 20273. Considering valley location, good Rx. 5/14/2020 approx 1830+h -AJ

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LATEST UPDATES:United States Thunderbird Frequencies Updated for the 2020 Air Show Season
Thanks for much input from users of this website I've updated the list of frequencies that the United States Thunderbirds so far have used in 2019 as well
as 2020. This should be an good list.
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5G System Band Plan
Different countries have proposed and are working on different frequency bands that range all the way from 600 MHz to 71 GHz. In this article, we have outlined the proposed 5G Bands by country.
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COVID-19 Interesting Facts from the CDC
I'm sick of being used as a politicial pawn by the Democrats. It is time to get the facts out there
and you decide for yourself. The Democrats are playing us (U.S.) for stupid people, they pretend to be
smarter than us (U.S.), and worse yet, you're falling for it. Wake up and take America Back! Make America Great Again
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The complete ARINC Aviation Voice Services Handbook.
ARINC Air/Ground communications services primarily consist of radio relay – passing information between aircraft and the FAA or their company dispatch center. This relay occurs in the form of message transcription and the establishment of a radio-to-telephone communications link, called a phone patch, to give customer operations personnel the ability to talk directly to aircrews over ARINC radio systems. This handbook includes HF/VHF frequencies, maps and detailed operating procdures.
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MilRadioComms has obtained a copy of the 2020 Air Force Thunderbirds Support Manual.
MilRadioComms.com has obtained a copy of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds Support Manual for the 2020 Air Show season. It provides a unique insight as to the work involved and the dedication to detail that is part of every Air Force Thunderbirds Airshow.
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The Air Force Thunderbirds Maneuvers Package 2019.
This is a copy of the United States Thunderbirds Maneuvers Package as presented to the FAA for the 2019 Air Show Season. This document includes details of each maneuver to be preformed during the High Show, Low Show, and Flat Show.
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NASA's Kennedy Space Center Firing Room 1 Pictures
Members of the Artemis I launch team participate in a countdown simulation inside the Launch Control Center’s Firing Room 1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 3, 2020.
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Army Techniques for Satellite Communications
This is an unclassified document published by the Department of the Army in June 2017. Excellent source of
military satellite communications as well as some good pictures of various systems.
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Latest User Submitted frequencies now displayed in table format.
Now when any users submits a new MilAir frequency to the system you will be able to see the last 75 submitted frequencies
in table format. Also you'll see a "Twitter" button, if you click this button the frequency/description/location
will be posted to your Twitter timeline allowing all your followers to see frequencies you thought were of interest.
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VOLMET International Broadcast Times/Locations/Frequencies (2018)
The operating frequencies of the broadcast for VOLMET on HF can be found here. This data came from a document updated on
July 2018 so they should be current.
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TELINT - Telemetry Intelligence (TELINT) During the Cold War.
This article is about how the US intercepted intelligence signals from satellites and other devices sending telemetry data. Some
nice pictures of equipment also appear in this article.
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COTHEN - Celluar Over-The-Horizon Enforcement Network Frequency Updates.
The COTHEN frequency list has been updated. Using several sources and personal monitoring it now appears to be a cleaner list
than before. Several frequencies were removed and 1 frequency was added to the list. Also worth noting orginally COTHEN was Customs Over The
Horizon Enforcement Network. Now its referred to as Celluar Over The Horizon Enforcement Network.
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Want To See How Much Traffic MilRadioComms Gets?.
Want to see how many much traffic MilRadioComms actually gets? You can see live real-time stats here on our stat page,
please note the date the stats were started.
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ARC-164 HaveQuick Radio Manual.
Chapter 2 includes a ton of detailed information on just how HaveQuick Radio Comms works. Also if you check out
HAVEQUICK Military Radio System you'll see more info as well as a frequency chart where I've
acutally heard HaveQuick comms.
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Large Map of the Nellis AFB Range Chart.
Map of the Nellis AFB Ranges, included is a very large image (4,997 x 3,970 pixels).
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AWACS Frequencies used when Intercepting Aircraft Violating the ADIZ.
Here is a list of common frequencies used by AWACS when controlling an intercept of aircraft that's about to cross the ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone).
With the number of Russia Bombers getting being intercepted it might be good to keep these programmed in.
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Check out this detailed Exploration Mission-1 "Mission Map" detailing the journey NASA�s Orion Spacecraft will take.
This map details the first uncrewed flight test of the Orion spacecraft and the SLS launch system.
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National Hurricane Operations Plan Regarding USAF/NOAA Weather Recon Aircraft.
National Hurricane Operations Plan, this is the chapter regarding Weather Recon/Research Aircraft (WRA). This includes Hurricane Hunter operations.
Section 6.2.3.3 contains frequencies to be used during WRA missions.
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Picture of Communication Console on SAM26000.
Here is a nice photo of the communication console on JFK's Air Force One (SAM26000)
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Build Your Own UHF MilSat Antenna, Cheap & Easy.
Here is an article that was uploaded to my old Google Group many years ago about constructing your own MilSat yagi. I build it and it worked
out great, it was easy to build. Also included are a few pictures of mine.
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Killing Receive Noise.
Here is a very detailed article on how to identify and reduce receiver noise in your radio shack.
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Microwave Frequency Letter Band Chart.
Everytime I see a reference to the "C" band or "Ku" band I can never remember what frequency range these microwave letter bands are refering too.
As a result I've created this handy little cheat sheet, hopefully it will help you as well.
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Interactive Map of ARTCC / RCAG (Remote Center Air/Ground) Transmitter Sites Updated.
The ARTCC / RCAG Transmitter locations have been updated on 8/21/2018. Since the last update 50
new transmitter sites were added bring the total to 746 in the United States. If you click on one of the sites you should see a
pop-up displaying the ARTCC frequencies used at that site.
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US Military Hexcode Database Search Updated.
The US Military & Civilian aircraft Hexcode Database was updated on 8/20/2018.
You can search by 6 character hex code or by description. Description search is handy if you want to produce a list of USCG assets, simply
enter 'USCG'. Or if you want a list of just MH-60 helicopters enter 'MH-60'.
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Frequency Searching with Multiple Scanners
The best way to find new frequencies for your scanner is to use the "search mode". Here is an article
that describes how to efficiently scan the entire MilAir UHF band in 10 seconds or less using multiple
scanners.
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Cheap SDR Dongle Connected to a Raspberry Pi Computer for a Self-Contained Audio Streaming Device
I put together this device so I can stream audio over the internet without dedicating a "real" computer
to the process. It is a stand-alone system I'm still playing with but making progress. I've written
an article on how you can build and use one as well.
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HAVEQUICK Military Radio System: What it Is, What it Isn't + Frequencies & Video
In this article I hope to give you a better understanding on what the Military HAVEQUICK radio
system is, how it works, and what it's not. Also included is a frequency listing for the HAVEQUICK frequencies used in the United States
as well as a video / audio of an AWACS TOD (Time-of-Day) signal.
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Plot Line of Sight Distance from Your Location to Aircraft at Various Altitudes on a Map
I put together a Line-of-Sight Calculate that will plot on a map your line of sight distance to aircraft
at different altitudes. Simply enter your Zipcode and the system will plot you a map of how far out
you should be able to hear aircraft at various altitudes from 5,000' to 40,000'.
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MilAir Spotters Network - What is it?
This is the best, all inclusive tool for MilAir Monitors on the network! Please read more about it and start
using it, everyone will realize a big benifit!
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